New York Rangers: Is the President Trophy Worth It?

Break the Curse

The fitting teams to overcome the curse;

• Edmonton 1986-’87
• Calgary 1988-’89
• New York Rangers 1993-’94
• Dallas 1998- ’99
• Colorado 2000- ’01
• Detroit 2001- ’02
• Detroit 2007- ’08
• Chicago 2012- ’13

The New York Rangers came close to being a two-time winner on the list when they won the trophy in the 2014-’15 season when they made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing the odds, if possible, and having the home ice advantage in any series is essential. Realizing that your team would have three home games in a seven-game series, including game seven, should make any player, team, and organization make it the ultimate end-of-season goal.

This Ranger team has lost nine games at Madison Square Garden. Yet this curse seems to be lingering, pestering at the back of the Broadway Blueshirts.

The title of best team in the NHL is within their grasp. Eight games remain on the schedule, with only one game against a team currently in playoff position. That would be the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they play at MSG on April 11th. The Flyers sit in the WC2 position with 82 points, two points ahead of the team chasing them for the last wild card position, the Detroit Red Wings.

The best way to handle this curse is simple: Play the game, and the results will tell you whether it’s worth it. Curse be damned, this New York Rangers team has shown it can win games in any situation.

The most important thing is for the team to stay healthy and prepare for the first round of the playoffs.

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